Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Elkton, OR

Elkton is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, on the lower Umpqua River at the junction of Oregon Route 38 and Oregon Route 138, about 20 miles west of Interstate 5.

Elkton calls itself the "Bass Capitol of Oregon" and uses the motto "A Community Invested in its Natural Resources."

The Klamath Exploring Expedition founded Elkton around Fort Umpqua, at the mouth of Elk Creek on the Umpqua River, in August 1850, and a post office was established there on September 26, 1851.

Elkton became an incorporated city on November 4, 1948, after nearly a century as an unincorporated river settlement.

The 2020 census recorded 183 residents in Elkton, living in 95 households, with a median age of 48.6 years.

Elkton covers 0.26 square miles, of which 0.23 square miles is land and 0.03 square miles is water, at an elevation of about 140 feet.

Elkton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, with warm but not hot and dry summers, and it receives about 52 inches of precipitation a year.

Elkton's population has stayed near 200 for most of its history, dipping to 146 in 1960 and peaking in the census record at 201 in 1950.

Elkton is listed with ZIP code 97436 and area code 541, and its city website is elkton-oregon.com.